Aston Martin Safety Car Pops Scary Wheelie at British GP, Leaves Nervy F1 Fans in Tatters

Everyone is showing off their skills in the rainy conditions at Silverstone. It was a gloomy and wet qualifying session for the British GP yesterday, and F1 fans saw some astounding laps from the drivers. But it was not just the F1 drivers who showcased their skills.

The F1 Medical Car driver, Bruno Correia, also earned plaudits from the fans when he did a two-wheel side wheelie on the track.

He not only got applause from the fans at the track, but also from everyone watching in their homes. F1 fans on Twitter appreciated Bruno Correia’s skills and gave out some of their best reactions.

This season, both the safety car and medical car are of Aston Martin instead of Mercedes. Following the change, the F1 drivers have had some criticism about the speed of the safety car.

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F1 drivers call Aston Martin safety car too slow in 2022

Drivers like Max Verstappen and George Russell have been quite vocal in their criticism of the speed of the Aston Martin. While the safety car is Aston Martin Vantage, the medical car used for the 2022 season Aston Martin DBX.

“There’s so little grip and also the safety car was driving so slow, it was like a turtle. Unbelievable. To drive 140 [km/h] on the back straight, there was not a damaged car, so I don’t understand why we have to drive so slowly. We have to investigate.”

“For sure the Mercedes safety car is faster because of the extra aero, because this Aston Martin is really slow. It definitely needs more grip, because our tyres were stone cold. It’s pretty terrible the way we are driving behind the safety car at the moment,” said Verstappen.

George Russell also cheekily mentioned that the Mercedes safety car was faster than the Aston Martin safety car. “We don’t have the issue with the Mercedes-AMG safety car! On a serious note, the Mercedes-AMG is like five seconds, a lot quicker, than the Aston Martin safety car, which is pretty substantial,” said Russell.

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While Aston Martin cars may not be fast as Mercedes, it did not stop the medical car driver from displaying the capabilities of the car. What did you make of the wheelie?